Risque Blunder in China
Chinese media is notably conservative, so one company’s executives suffered red faces this week when a film banned as pornography in China was accidentally shown on a large LED screen …
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Time Bomb of Unemployment in India and China
Bollywood films in the 1970s highlighted the plight of students who had bachelor and master-level degrees but could not find a job. Today once again Indian and Chinese youth are …
Read MoreThe Rise of Wendy Deng
Born in Jinan, Shandong, and raised in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, Wendy Deng, the soon to be ex-wife of global media magnate Rupert Murdoch, was originally known as Deng Wenge which means …
Read MoreChallenging Tibet’s Most Radical Form of Protest
Recent Tibetan resistance to Chinese colonial rule has resulted in heart wrenching images of burning protesters who see little option but to set themselves on fire to raise attention to the …
Read MoreEncouraging Debate and Initiative with Chinese Colleagues
Business in China can be both exciting and confounding; one of the most salient cases of the latter is dialogue between Chinese and foreign colleagues. There can be huge gulf, but …
Read MoreChina Losing Fiscal Fitness
The month of June has brought worrying news about the health of the Chinese economy. Last week it was reported that the HSBC’s monthly purchasing managers’ index had fallen to …
Read MoreRising Wages Hit China Investors
China’s dramatic ascent to world number two economy has seen a trickle down effect for workers at every level of society, and wages have dramatically risen in the last few …
Read MoreWhat Does it Take to Be a Successful Manager in China?
Managing staff is a difficult challenge all over the world. You have to be tough but fair, supportive yet critical and be a friend but not too friendly. It’s the …
Read MoreChina and US Set the Date for Joint Summit
Ever since Obama secured his second term in power, speculation has been wide that he would take a stronger line on China, acting to suppress the power of this rising …
Read MoreKeanu Reeves Looks to China for Box Office Gold
Keanu Reeves took the global box office by storm in the late nineties with the ground breaking Matrix trilogy- and he’s hoping to cause a similar sensation with his next …
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